De la Mare, Walter
Summary: A kind but poor farmer gains a fortune and his rich brother's envy when he grows an enormous turnip.
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Publisher / Publication Date: D.R. Godine 1992
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.21 DELSummary: "All-American athlete, scholar, renowned baritone, stage actor, and social activist, Paul Robeson ... the son of an escaped slave, managed to become a top-billed movie star during the time of Jim Crow America ... his film legacy lives on and continues to speak eloquently of the long and difficult journey of a courageous and outspoken African-American."--Container.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2007
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1 available in NEW Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD DRAMA PAUSummary: The aim of these lectures is to make viewers feel welcome and comfortable in the company of paintings. By focusing on 65 masterpieces of Western painting, Professor William Kloss offers a vivid, visceral encounter with genius, shining light on the unique technical, stylistic, and expressive achievements of each painting. From the 14th century to the 20th, the images are examined for their...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Company 2010
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 709 WORCall number: DVD 709 WOR
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Great DVD 759 World 2010Summary: Leonardo da Vinci is well known for his inventions as well as his art. But new evidence shows that many of his ideas were realized long before he sketched them out in his notebooks, some even 1700 years before him.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV LEOG©đmez, Mar (Mar©Ưa del Mar)
Summary: Create customized soaps using simple steps and economical ingredients. Includes information on the therapeutic qualities of natural soap additives.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2005
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC HALSummary: This series of lectures introduces the greatest of universal museums. Its aim is not comprehensive. The focus is narrowed to the Department of Paintings, which is responsible for European paintings from the Middle Ages until the mid-19th century. These works of art form an encyclopedic summary of the achievements of painters that can be called the single most important such collection in the...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2006
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 708.4 MUSCall number: DVD 708.4 MUS
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Great 708.4 MuseumMarek, Walter
Contents: Springtime of youth -- Shadows of war -- Circle closes -- Abduction & escape -- Refugee priest -- Social revolution -- Into the arms of America -- Priesthood -- Spiritual son -- Oratitude.
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Publisher / Publication Date: SMD Books 2005
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1 available in Reference, Call number: NEL 921 MAREK, WALTER MARSummary: A feature documentary film following six individuals deploying and grappling with the current systemic failures of how we have dealt with addiction and their journey to develop and employ new, innovative, and often controversial solutions to the problem.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC TIPSummary: The documentary uses Graham Greene's own words from his books and recordings, as well as photographs and clips from his many films, to reveal the fascinating life of one of the great writers of the twentieth century. The cast includes John Le Carre, psychologist Kay Jamison, critic David Lodge, Time correspondent Bernard Diederich, former CIA Inspector General Fredrick Hitz, and Greene's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PBS Distribution 2013
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV DANIsaacson, Walter
Summary: Leonardo da Vinci created the two most famous paintings in history, The Last Supper and the Mona Lisa. But in his own mind, he was just as much a man of science and engineering. With a passion that sometimes became obsessive, he pursued innovative studies of anatomy, fossils, birds, the heart, flying machines, botany, geology, and weaponry. His ability to stand at the crossroads of the...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Audioworks, Simon & Schuster Audio 2017
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 921 DA VINCI, LEONARDO ISAFuente-Lau, Shuli de la
Summary: "Celebrates all the different ways we eat (such as with spoons, chopsticks, and GI tubes), helping families and educators discuss ability, culture, and food"--Back cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Feminist LLC 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: BOARD FUESummary: Often called the mother of the modern environmental movement, Rachel Carson rocked the world in 1962 with her book Silent Spring, which warned the American public of the impact of pesticides on the environment and unleashed an extraordinary national debate about science and safety. At the center of that firestorm stood Ms. Carson, a strong, intensely private woman who balanced her love of the...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD RACCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV RACOsborne, Mary Pope.
Summary: Jack and Annie travel 500 years back in time to Florence, Italy, and spend a day helping Leonardo da Vinci in the hope of learning another secret of happiness.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2009
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 709.2 LEOSalter, Mark
Summary: A tribute to the late Senator by one of his most trusted confidantes draws on elements from McCain's early biography as well as his later-in-life political philosophies to discuss his peripatetic youth, naval service and private life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Adult, Call number: B MCCAIN SALDe Villiers, Marq.
Summary: In the parched and seemingly lifeless heart of the Sahara desert, earthworms find enough moisture to survive. Four major mountain ranges interrupt the flow of dunes and gravel plains and at certain times waterfalls cascade from their peaks. Even the sand amazes: Massive dunes can appear almost overnight, and be gone just as quickly. We think we know the Sahara, the largest and most austere...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Walker 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 508.66 DEFay, Martha.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxmoor House 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 747.73 FAYCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: OVS 747.73 FAYSummary: The Pacific Ocean covers one third of the Earth's surface, holds half of the world's water, and hides the deepest place on the planet. It is a place where huge and iconic, rare and dazzling creatures live, and where creatures yet to be discovered lurk. Filmed in cinematic 4K, the program breaks the boundaries between land and sea to present the Pacific Ocean in a way never seen before.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV BIGDe Mane, Erica.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Source 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.822 DEMSauter, Mark
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Press Book 1993
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 959.7043 SAUSummary: The development of the arts in Europe from the Middle Ages to the modern era is an astonishing record of cultural achievement, from the breathtaking architecture of Gothic cathedrals to the daring visual experiments of the Cubist painters. We all have our favorite artists, periods, or styles from this immensely rich tradition, but how many of us truly know the full sweep of European art? How...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 709 HISSummary: Writer and director Faraut revisits the rich bounty of footage of the left-handed tennis star John McEnroe as he competes in the French Open at Paris's Roland Garros Stadium in 1984. Far from a traditional documentary, Faraut probes the archival film to unpack both McEnroe's attention to the sport and the footage itself, creating a lively and immersive look at a driven athlete, a study on the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC JOHDe Villiers, Marq.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin 2000